-=> Joe Delahaye wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    JD> Indeed.  That is where that type approval comes into play   Go out   
    JD> of band, and no longer type approved.  Some of them could also be   
    JD> turned up some in power, but not by a lot.   
      
   Yes, but that only applies to non amateur services here.  So a modded CB is no   
   longer type approved for CB, but perfectly legal for use in any amateur band   
   it's capable of transmitting in (by a licenced ham, of course!).   
      
   However, the use of land mobile HF radios (4WD clubs/RFDS) on the amateur bands   
   does not voide their land mobile type approval, because this is not a mod,   
   simply reprogramming by a dealer.  In face Codan did make a HF radio that had   
   ham VFO functionality.  It was designed for the hams who travel the outback.    
   They could have all of their remote area frequencies and the amateur bands in   
   the one radio, and the VFO let them tune around the amateur bands freely.   
      
   Similarly, Those with a commercial frequency and appropriate radio can get   
   amateur frequencies programmed in as well, to save installing an additional   
   radio.  Can't go the other way and use your ham radio on the commercial   
   frequency though.  There's that type approval thing again. :)   
      
      
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